3126. mamónas

Lexicon

mamónas: Mammon, wealth, riches

Original Word: μαμωνᾶς
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: mamónas
Pronunciation: mah-mo-NAHS
Phonetic Spelling: (mam-mo-nas')
Definition: Mammon, wealth, riches
Meaning: (Aramaic), riches, money, possessions, property.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

mammon.

Of Chaldee origin (confidence, i.e. Wealth, personified); mammonas, i.e. Avarice (deified) -- mammon.

HELPS Word-studies

3126 mammōnás – a Semitic term for "the treasure a person trusts in" (J. Thayer) who is transliterated as "mammon."

[3126 (mammōnás) is probably an Aramaic term, related to the Hebrew term ̓aman ("to trust," J. Thayer).]

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
of Aramaic origin
Definition
riches
NASB Translation
wealth (4).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 3126: μαμωνᾶς

μαμωνᾶς (G L T Tr WH), incorrectly Μαμμωνᾶς (Rec. (in Matt.)), μαμωνᾷ (Buttmann, 20 (18); Winer's Grammar, § 8, 1), ὁ, mammon (Chaldean מָאמונָא, to be derived, apparently, from אָמַן; hence, what is trusted in (cf. Buxtof, Lex. chald. talmud. et rabbin. col. 1217f (especially Fischer edition, p. 613f); according to Gesenius (Thesaurus i., 552) contracted from מַטְמון, treasure (Genesis 43:23); cf. B. D., under the word; Edersheim, Jesus the Messiah, 2:269)), riches: Matthew 6:24 and Luke 16:13 (where it is personified and opposed to God; cf. Philippians 3:19); Luke 16:9, 11. (lucrum punice mammon dicitur, Augustine (de serm. Dom. in monte, 1. ii. c. xiv. (sec. 47)); the Sept. translated the Hebrew אֱמוּנָה in Isaiah 33:6 θησαυροί, and in Psalm 36:3 () πλοῦτος.)

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Of Aramaic origin; related to the word מָמוֹן (mamon), meaning "wealth" or "riches."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The concept of wealth as a potential rival to God is echoed in the Hebrew Scriptures, though the specific term "mammon" does not have a direct Hebrew equivalent. However, related concepts can be found in entries such as:
• H1952 הוֹן (hon) • wealth, riches
• H2428 חַיִל (chayil) • strength, wealth, army
• H6239 עֹשֶׁר (osher) • riches, wealth

These Hebrew terms similarly convey the idea of material wealth and its potential to distract from spiritual priorities, aligning with the New Testament warnings against the worship of mammon.

Usage: The term "mammon" is used in the New Testament to denote wealth or material riches, particularly when these are seen as an object of devotion or as a rival to God. It is often used in a negative context, warning against the dangers of placing trust or value in material wealth over spiritual devotion.

Context: The term "μαμωνᾶς" (mammon) appears in the New Testament in the context of teachings by Jesus regarding the proper attitude towards wealth and material possessions. It is notably used in the Sermon on the Mount, where Jesus warns against serving two masters, stating, "No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money" (Matthew 6:24, BSB). Here, "money" is translated from "μαμωνᾶς," emphasizing the concept of wealth as a potential rival to God in the hearts of believers.

In Luke 16:9-13, Jesus further elaborates on the use of wealth, advising His followers to use worldly wealth to gain friends for eternal dwellings, and again reiterating the impossibility of serving both God and mammon. The personification of wealth as "mammon" suggests a spiritual dimension to the pursuit of riches, where it becomes an idol or false god that demands allegiance and can lead one away from true devotion to God.

The use of "μαμωνᾶς" in these passages serves as a caution against the seductive power of wealth and the moral and spiritual dangers of allowing material possessions to take precedence over one's relationship with God. It underscores the biblical principle that true security and fulfillment are found not in earthly riches but in a life devoted to God and His purposes.

Forms and Transliterations

μαμμωνά μαμωνα μαμωνά μαμωνᾷ μαμωνᾶ μαν μαναα μαναά mamona mamonâ mamōna mamōnâ mamonā̂i mamōnā̂i

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 6:24 N-DNS
GRK: δουλεύειν καὶ μαμωνᾷ
NAS: serve God and wealth.
KJV: God and mammon.
INT: to serve and money

Luke 16:9 N-GMS
GRK: ἐκ τοῦ μαμωνᾶ τῆς ἀδικίας
NAS: by means of the wealth of unrighteousness,
KJV: of the mammon of unrighteousness;
INT: by the money of unrighteousness

Luke 16:11 N-DMS
GRK: τῷ ἀδίκῳ μαμωνᾷ πιστοὶ οὐκ
NAS: in the [use of] unrighteous wealth, who
KJV: the unrighteous mammon, who
INT: the unrighteous money faithful not

Luke 16:13 N-DMS
GRK: δουλεύειν καὶ μαμωνᾷ
NAS: serve God and wealth.
KJV: God and mammon.
INT: to serve and money

Strong's Greek 3126
4 Occurrences

μαμωνᾷ — 4 Occ.